Monica Robins Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Monica Robins is an American journalist and senior health correspondent for WKYC.

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Best Known For:WKYC Health Reporting

Breakthrough:Began working in television at WDTV while studying at West Virginia University

10 Quick Facts About Monica Robins

Full Name: Monica Robins
Nationality: American
Profession: Journalist and reporter
Known For: WKYC Health Reporting
Current Role: Senior health correspondent
Gender: Female
Specialization: Journalist, Reporter, and Podcast Host
Beats: Health / Science
Media Level: Local
Employer Type: TV Station

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Monica Robins Age

Monica Robins's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended West Virginia University.

West Virginia University

Career & Work

Monica Robins' career includes news and reporting roles with WKYC-TV, a television station and WCMH-TV.

Organization: WKYC-TV

Role: Senior Health Correspondent

Period: 1998–Present

Details: Cleveland, Ohio

Organization: WCMH-TV

Role: Investigative Reporter

Period: Before 1998

Details: Columbus, Ohio · Worked as an investigative television reporter and took on national reporting assignments.

Organization: NBC News Channel

Role: Midwest Correspondent

Period: Before 1998

Details: Midwestern United States · Covered national news while working in the Columbus television market.

Organization: WDTV

Role: Newsroom Assistant and Television Reporter

Period: During university studies

Details: West Virginia

Organization: WKYC-TV

Role: News Anchor

Period: Historical role

Details: Cleveland, Ohio · Also anchored WKYC television newscasts, including its noon and evening programming.

Organization: Cleveland Jewish News

Role: Columnist

Details: Cleveland, Ohio · Has contributed newspaper columns in addition to television reporting.

Rise to Fame

Monica Robins became known for her work as senior Health Correspondent at WKYC.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes WKYC Health Reporting, Health Yeah! With Monica Robins, and Monica's Daily Dose.

Podcasts

Podcast: Health Yeah! With Monica Robins (Host) — Podcast focused on health and medical issues

Work: WKYC Health Reporting (Senior Health Correspondent, 1998-Present) — Health and medical reporting for Cleveland television audiences
Work: Monica's Daily Dose (Writer and Health Journalist, Documented from 2009) — Health and medical information feature associated with WKYC
Work: Brain Tumor Treatment and Recovery Reporting (Reporter and First-Person Contributor, 2019-2025) — Public reporting on her diagnosis, treatment and reconstructive medical procedures
Work: Cleveland Jewish News Columns (Columnist) — Published newspaper commentary and reporting

Notable Coverage

Health and medical reporting - WKYC-TV - 2026 - Reports on medical discoveries, disease prevention, public health, healthcare costs and patient experiences
Ovarian cancer detection research - WKYC-TV - 2026 - Reported on a physician's work developing a blood-based approach to detecting ovarian cancer
Early influenza variant and vaccination issues - WKYC-TV - 2026 - Covered an early flu season, vaccine protection and emerging influenza variants
Mental health and school wellbeing - WKYC-TV - 2026 - Reported on children's mental health days, nutrition and healthy routines during the school year
Brain tumor diagnosis and treatment - WKYC-TV - 2019 - Publicly discussed her own brain tumor diagnosis and subsequent treatment in reporting intended to inform audiences about patient experiences
Reconstructive surgery and medical innovation - WKYC-TV - 2025 - Described her personal experience with an innovative orbital reconstruction procedure at Cleveland Clinic
Public health and consumer wellness - WKYC-TV - 2026 - Produced health explainers covering common conditions, medical treatments and preventive care

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Award — National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences — Television journalism.

Lesser Known Facts

She has worked as a news anchor as well as a health correspondent.
Her reporting includes cancer research, mental health, nutrition, disease prevention and medical innovation.
She is a singer and has performed with the Whiskey Kings and Ninja Cowboys bands.
She publicly shared her brain tumor diagnosis in 2019.
She began appearing on television before graduating from college.
She was an investigative reporter in Columbus before moving to Cleveland.